The fight ended very soon in Celineâs presence. Charging into the enemyâs ranks, she precisely grabbed hold of the Green Lotus Gangâs leader. He had been behind his underlings the entire time, directing them to fight. With that, she held him down on the floor by stepping on his head.
The leader was frightened out of his wits. He had joined the underworld for several decades, but this was his first time coming across such an invincible figure.
âBrotherâno, sisterâIâm in the wrong! Itâs all my fault, and I wonât do that ever again⦠Help!â
Sheâs too formidable! he thought to himself.
Previously, he thought that Taylor was simply an actor who could perform showy yet useless martial arts movements, but he didnât expect the latter to be so skillful at fightingâit was just like the movies.
He even suspected that they were filming the sequel to âWar Dragonâ without his knowledge.
Where are the steel wires? Director, hurry the f*ck up and stop the filming!
Unfortunately, there was no director nor camera. Instead, there was only âTaylor,â who coldly and mercilessly stamped a footprint on his head.
He heard her ordering in a cold voice, âRemember this face. Stay away from me whenever you see me in the future!â
The leader cried while nodding his head. âYes, yes, yesâIâll stay away from you!â
âIf you ever dare to take one more look at the ladies I fancy next time, Iâll castrate you!â
The leader trembled with fear. His teeth chattered as he responded, âAlright, Iâll never do that anymore.â
Why did no one tell me that Taylor is such a formidable fighter?!
The fight had ended just then, and the bunch of young people beat up the dozens of Green Lotus Gangâs members so badly that they were completely unable to fight back. Arenât they a little too good at fighting? the gang members thought to themselves.
Green Lotus Gang was an underworld organization that emerged in a rural-urban fringe area, but strictly speaking, it wasnât even qualified enough to be considered a gang. Its head was simply a hooligan who had been in the underworld for years with dozens of underlings under him. These underlings were younger than one anotherâthey seemed to be undergraduates, high school students, and junior high school students.
It took little effort to beat up this bunch of hooligans; Celine could have ended the battle alone in less than half an hour.
This time, her main purpose of coming out was to mentor the inexperienced juniors so that they could gain some experience and improve their fighting skills.
Having dealt with Green Lotus Gang and forcing its members to kneel down, Celine even assigned homework to her âunderlingsâ by telling them to write a post-mortem essay of about 1,000 words each when they went back. After that, she and her âunderlingsâ were ready to leave with their arms wrapped around each otherâs shoulders.
Having drunk a mouthful of wine, Celine laughed merrily while hooking her arm around Justinâs neck.
Justin was expressionless the whole time, but one couldnât tell if he had nothing to say about what his wife had done or if he was fine as long as she had fun.
Stanley and Sean felt very great. They suffered from a lot of stress at work, so having a fight outside was a nice way to relieve their stress.
Sarah had been a little scared in the beginning, but she became more and more courageous after mingling with Celine for a while. It does feel awesome to fight with people! From now on, I can fight back if my stepmother bullies me at home again!
Meanwhile, Sophiaâs eyes shone; she felt as though her blood was boiling over with excitement.
Everyone laughed and joked with their arms wrapped around each otherâs shoulders.
âI heard about the gang that acts like a big bully in a high school at Third Avenue. Letâs find time to teach them a lesson!â
âIn that case, what are we waiting for? Letâs go! I like beating up these little brats the most!â
âHahaha! I think Iâve figured out what it feels like to be young and hot-blooded high school students!â
âWhat do you mean by that? We are young and hot-blooded ourselves, okay?!â
âLetâs go and eat some barbecue!â
âHey, Sophia! Arenât you worried that your husband will lock the door if you go home late?â
âItâs alright. I told him that Iâd be working at the company all night, and youâll testify to it.â
They laughed and joked as they walked to the entrance. Before they could realize it, they saw a row of men dressed in black standing at the dark entrance. They almost couldnât notice these men because the black clothes they wore blended perfectly with the pitch-black background.
Silence suddenly filled the air, and the merry group of people stood transfixed in place.
Since when did Michael and Henry arrive?
Frightened, Sophia hurriedly hid behind Justin, revealing only a pair of watery eyes as she looked at Michael standing at the doorway.
Michael was dressed in an all-black outfit, but his expression was even darker than the clothes he was wearing. He sat silently on the stool as his dark and chilling aura spread to his surroundings.
He was madâhe was very, very furious.
The two groups of people looked at each other like that for over ten seconds in absolute silence.
In the end, it was Harry who broke the silence. Sitting cross-legged with his arms folded, he stared at the group of people and asked, âThere have been complaints from the underworld labor union that many gangs have been ambushed by unknown forces. Are you guys the so-called unknown forces?â
Sarah looked shocked. âThereâs a labor union in the underworld?!â
Harry curled his lips into a sneer. âWe even buy insurance and give contributions to the provident funds for our brothers!â he answered.
Frightened by the murderous aura that suddenly emanated from Harry, Sarah ducked her head and didnât dare to speak anymore.
Celineâs eyes flickered before she pretended to fall into Justinâs arms. âOh, Iâm drunk!â
With that, Justin swaggered away while supporting the âstaggeringâ Celine.
Stanleyâs temples pulsed. He had been taught a lesson by Michael after the previous incident, and it seemed like he couldnât avoid being taught another lesson on this day.
No! Even if the sky falls down, any senior in the family hierarchy can take my place. Iâm in the lowest ranks of the family, so Iâm just a pure and innocent baby! No matter what, I canât be taught a lesson again!
Stanley hurriedly grabbed Sean and fled. âIâll be leaving first since Judge is afraid of being outside alone, Uncle Michael. See you around. Heheâ¦â
Harryâwho was fumingâbeckoned to Sarah. âCome, Sarah.â
With that, Sarah was taken away by Harry with her head drooping low.
As Michael stared at Sophia expressionlessly the whole time, the latter did not even dare to breather.
Now that everyone else was gone, the two of them were the only ones left.
After staring at her for a few minutes, Michael stood up and stepped into the darkness without saying a word. Sophia immediately went after him.
The two of them got into the car silently. Michael closed his eyes to relax, whereas Sophia sat next to him while twiddling her fingers; she was figuring out how to act cute and beg him for mercy later.
Once they reached home, Michael got changed and went to sleep without saying a word. Sophia immediately showered, took off all her clothes, and slept next to him; she even deliberately put the leather whip, the candles, and the other items on the nightstand.
However, Micheal merely turned over, placed his hand on her waist, and fell asleep without doing anything else with her.
He didnât quarrel with her, nor did he comfort or warn her. He did nothing at allâ¦
Michael seemed to have put that dayâs incident behind him just like that. He didnât make any comments about the incident, nor did he scold Sophia or even give her a black look.
In another few days, he was going to start filming another movie. The film studio was located in another city, so Michael could only come home once or twice a week.
Sophia had been very well-behaved these days; she would probably feel better if he scolded her. After all, his anger would definitely dissipate after scolding her, and it would be wrong for him to put on a darkened expression by then.
However, Michael neither scolded nor spanked her; this stressed Sophia out instead. Thinking that she hadnât gotten the beating she deserved from him, she was apprehensive and cautious all the time for fear that she would make Michael angry again.
At the same time, she reflected deeply on her mistakes. She wouldâve been worried if Michael fought with Joel, so Michael would definitely be worried when she had fights outside. Therefore, she resolved not to fight with people and fool around outside with Celine ever again.
However, her determination always wavered unusually fastâ¦